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Bycatch Reduction and Mitigation Resources
Bycatch reduction and mitigation is a priority of the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium. In 2005, the Aquarium helped found the Consortium to reduce bycatch in threatened non-target animals. There are many other groups working on this as well. Some of these are listed here.
Large Whale Entanglement Mitigation Resources Page
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Bycatch Reduction Techniques Fact Sheets
A summary of bycatch reduction techniques
- Acoustic deterrent devices, including pingers, 2017
- Whale-release rope, 2020
Engineering Bycatch Solutions for Large Whales – What Have We Learned?
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Center for Ocean Engineering, University of New Hampshire
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Assessment of Large (mostly Right) Whale Entanglements in the Canadian Maritimes
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New England Aquarium
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Sea Turtle Entanglements in Buoy Lines
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Large Pelagics Research Center, University of New Hampshire
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Shark Bycatch and Depredation in Longline Fisheries: Progress and Research Gaps in Reducing Shark Interactions
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New England Aquarium
Full-Scale Right Whale Flipper Model Interactions with Fishing Gear
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University of New Hampshire
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Massachusetts Leatherback Sea Turtle Research and Disentanglement Program
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Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
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Modeling Interactions
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BelleQuant and Duke University
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Estimated Absorbance Spectra of the Visual Pigments of the North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
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Kean University
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Computer modeling of whale-trap line encounters
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BelleQuant Engineering and Duke University
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Lanthanide metals as shark repellants
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Florida Atlantic University
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"Weak Hook" Research: Results and Next Steps
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Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center
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